Sometimes the simplest images can be the most striking.

Most images have one thing that slows progress. Everything falls into place except the lighting, point of view, or as in this case waves. It took forever, but I am glad I stuck with it.

I would finish images sooner if I didn't keep putting in detail that doesn't even show up in the final image. For example, the rope texture and frayed end, coconuts on the beach, and the sunburn on the legs.

I was planning on a set of fairy images, but I had so much trouble getting the wings similar to what I wanted, I may not do as many as I had originally planned.
The flower is a slightly modified model from Ray Dream Studio.

Another one of those pretty 3d images of chrome objects.

I had put this one aside not expecting I would get anything decent out of it. Forgetting about it, I loaded it to see what it was and after extensive lighting experiments I found one of my favorite images.